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23 June 2017

Loving The Grey!!!

Absolutely loving the grey cloud and the cool breeze. No rain to speak of although I have just noticed a puddle on top of the little tool shed so it must have rained in the night. I didn't hear it....I slept like a log with it being cooler.

I must thank Marlene at Simple Living for her meal suggestion of the bacon and egg salad. We had it last night and it was absolutely gorgeous....a big hit with us all.I did glaze the bacon with maple syrup before grilling it and made a mustard mayo to drizzle over the salad.We will definitely be having that again.For tonight I have pulled some portions of leftover Lasagne out of the freezer which we will have with salad and some rather nice Red Leicester Mature Cheddar and Balsamic Red Onion flatbread.I will also be getting a head start on some Jerk Chicken for our tea tomorrow as DD and I are going to have a ride out to Trentham Gardens in the morning and the chicken can be marinating while we are out ready to pop in the oven when we get back.

Just waiting for Andy to get up before I start on the Friday clean to get the house ready for the weekend. He came in at 4:30am this morning so I had expected him to be up by now but he must be sleeping well with it being cooler.....so I'll have a late coffee and hopefully he will be up by the time I have finished it.

Yes, it was quite neglected in the 80s and 90s when I lived there. We left before the big transformation. When I was a child though, it was still a Big Day Out for for those of us from The Potteries. I remember the Art Deco outdoor swimming pool and the little train, the Italian gardens and the lake. And as a teenager I went to gigs in the ballroom. I expect I wouldn't recognise the place now!

We used to take our kids there in the 80's and 90's for a ride on the boat things they used to have on the lake and yes it was very neglected.The transformation though is amazing. We go there quite a lot as it's not far from home so next time we go I will take my camera....I forgot it today....and I'll take some photographs for you and post them on here-x-

We didn't visit the gardens today Sharon....just the garden centre and the shopping village but DD and I are planning to take a picnic to the gardens next month when she is on annual leave so I'll take some photos then for you-x-